Airlines & Lessors

European traffic has surpassed pre-pandemic levels during the first six months of 2024 despite a highly fragmented market.

Strong international demand underpinned ANA's record-high quarterly revenue posted for the first quarter of its new fiscal year.

VietJet dominates key tourism markets to South Korea, Australia and Taiwan as it continues to expand its network amid strong 2024 first-half results, with profits exceeding initial targets by 21%.

The voluntary administration of Australian airline Rex will affect 11 domestic routes, though each will continue to be served by other operators.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan encounter setbacks in their quests to find suitable buyers.

Hawaiian and Alaska first announced an agreement to merge on Dec. 3, 2023, retaining both brands, with Hawaiian surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska.

Recognizing a growing passenger preference for a higher-end experience, Spirit Airlines is breaking from its traditional bare-bones model.

JetBlue Airways will defer 44 Airbus A321neos to 2030 and beyond.

American Airlines intends to capture lost corporate share after the company attempted to rewrite the distribution narrative in 2023.

Air Astana Group has taken another step in its continuing expansion by signing an operating lease for seven Airbus A321LRs from Air Lease Corporation.

Chorus plans to sell its regional aviation leasing unit for C$1.9 billion ($1.37 billion) to affiliates of investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners.

Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian plans to lease its first twin-aisle aircraft—an Airbus A330-200—from TrueNoord.

Croatia Airlines has outlined the first routes planned to receive Airbus A220 service.

Australian airline Rex has entered voluntary administration, and the carrier’s narrowbody jet unit appears likely to be a casualty of its restructuring.

The flag carrier is establishing a new base maintenance facility in India with SIA Engineering Company.

Aeromexico will launch four new U.S. routes this winter, increasing its network to 35 nonstop transborder sectors and boosting capacity to 133,000 two-way weekly seats.

Air New Zealand is pulling back from a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing aircraft delivery delays and SAF supply as obstacles to achieving the goal.

Long considered an industry change-driver, the carrier is reworking the model that has set it apart for more than 50 years.

TUI fly Belgium has grounded all three of its Embraer E195-E2s because of oil consumption issues.

IATA believes new policies adopted by Argentina’s government could create a more inviting environment for new entrants in the aviation sector.

This week’s Carbon Analysis goes transatlantic as we look at Air Canada, British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Norse Atlantic Airways.

Several airlines have canceled flights to and from the Lebanese capital Beirut, amid rising tensions between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia.

UK LCC easyJet has extended leases on 10 Airbus A319s, a type which it is working to phase out by 2034.

Rex has signaled it is preparing a major announcement, as speculation grows it may make significant changes in an attempt to improve its financial position.

North America will continue to be the biggest market for sub-150-seat jets over the next two decades, Embraer predicts.